Cleaning White Leather Couch

In political seems that in the good proposals, major reforms and government programs that offer profound solutions to the complex problems of our cities. So, or most of the voters (the Medellin in this case) go to the polls like cattle to follow a path of fence that leads, inevitably, to a certain death.

is not pleasant to think about the second option, nor optimistic about the fate of our city, which for a couple of years passed from hope to fear and not fear to hope as appellant was heard in the speeches of the former mayor, Sergio Fajardo Valderrama.

However, the data and realize the popular rumor that citizens countries choose a advance worrying who occupy public office tomorrow, without looking or even what is the policy proposal of potential applicants.

Today, 7 months know who will lead the Mayor of Medellín and lead complicated processes and the implementation of Metroplús, 70% of the inhabitants of this city and know who to vote for: Aníbal Gaviria, a former candidate for vice president of the country, is winning the game with 23% of likely voters, Luis Perez (controversial former mayor of Medellín) takes second place with 20% and Gabriel Jaime Rico, candidate of the Partido de la U, is third with just over 9%.

Another candidate on the deck is Juan Felipe Campuzano, who (with 4% acceptance) aims to take the title of mayor, based on wink tricky political strategy a few weeks ago gave Uribe, saying he "is the general need Medellin." Pretentious claim that implements the idea of \u200b\u200bcreating a micro-democratic security adapted to the city, reducing potential solutions to an issue of police authority.

These data, released by the University of Medellín and media such as Radio Super, are alarming, not because of who will lead the survey (although the presence of Luis Perez left serious concerns) but by haste with which the citizens of Medellín decide what the best course for the city.

Undoubtedly, the countries' decisions are not based on policy proposals, but a combination of traditional and new popularity affinities. Yet given the first debate, yet the candidates have left the media to present their proposals and even the websites of the candidates (those) are not set to work in his campaign for mayor.

The city faces major crisis (mobility, employment, security) and was recently revealed by the UN between Medellin and Villavicencio are made 40% of cases of enforced disappearances in the country. And although neither candidate has said something about the Medellín seem to know who has the best solution for this problem, although it not yet been made public.

The current situation goes back to not so long ago, when a certain candidate won the most votes in the history of the Mayor of Medellin. His proposal was continuity and their endorsement was the image of his predecessor, who by his actions convinced the city that Alonso Salazar was a great replacement.

Now Salazar is an unpopular mayor who not only branded as a bad administrator, but bohemian and drunk (another voter assessments paisa banal.) It was useless their great support in the polls to restore confidence in the electorate and, as a result, the city has returned to think Luis Perez, a character who left a lamentable history after administration.

however, wants to repeat history and the capital of Antioquia returns to his old political practices, bureaucratic alliances, votes for tradition and image. The conscience is for that small 21% who admits not knowing whom to vote, and probably will join sooner or later that bidder to bring the best smile, best makeup and (of course) the most striking phrase.

Then, the title of this column will take courage, not because the mayor is already decided, but because the words spoken so far are more than enough to win the race for mayor, a institution that can achieved with a well-written line.


@ rincondesantos